The goal of our visitors guide was to compile all of the fun, unique and Home.Grown.Great. experiences Miami County has to offer and share those with potential visitors. With this guide, it was important to us that we had features for each of the sections as well as other features sprinkled throughout. We would like our guide to have [...]
A 5”x7” post card was inserted into the May 2022 issue of Group Tour magazine, a subscription-based publication which actively targets group tour planners and operators. According to Group Tour Media this magazine is delivered to over 15,000 certified group tour planners. The card featured an eye-catching photo of Cedar Point amusement park, which featured a QR Code that [...]
Float Troy is the only public-floating tent experience in Ohio. The tent is an inflatable, floating raft with a tent topper that allows you to sleep on the water, manufactured right in Troy, Ohio. The tents are anchored to the river bottom as well as tethered to the shore. Because this unique experience is fairly new, our objective is [...]
One of our goals this year was to have a specific focus on our heritage and cultural museums and attractions. There were three major ones at the time centered around the history of a mode of transportation (there are now four), so we created a transportation-themed print campaign for these destinations. With WACO being in Troy and Troy [...]
Miami County offers a variety of locally made and distributed beer, wine, cider, and whiskeys. With the growing popularity of craft spirits, many tourists look for these attractions while traveling. Our focus with these ads was to highlight our growing breweries, wineries, and distilleries as well as unique destinations that offer specialty drinks and meals you can't find anywhere [...]
The Creekside Blues & Jazz Festival is Visit Gahanna’s largest event of the year. Our main objective is to sell tickets to the event. This year we decided to pursue a marketing strategy that was heavier on the digital side than ever before to promote online ticket sales on the festival website. We incorporated more email campaigns and Facebooks ads, [...]
Gov. DeWine Announces Reopening Dates for Hair Salons, Barbershops, Bars and Restaurants Governor DeWine announced this afternoon that hair salons and barbershops will be able to reopen starting on May 15. Bars and restaurants will be able to reopen outdoor patio spaces on May 15 and dine-in seating on the 21st. Customers traveling to these businesses may have to wear masks; restaurants [...]
When it rains it pours—this will be a long update, so bear with me. Derek Harley and I have spent the last few days on the phone with members of congress and staff pushing for the inclusion of 501(c)(6) in the SBA program. Derek has penned an update for everyone to let you all know how the conversation is [...]
As everyone knows by now, the Governor ordered bars restaurants and other places where people congregate to close. Today he added fitness centers and gyms, movie theaters, indoor water parks, trampoline parks etc. Just last week, OACVB was discussing messaging with regard to COVID-19, and the idea was that members would promote local businesses. In just 4 short days, [...]
Prepared by: Andrew Herf E-mail: aherf@slk-advisors.com Report created on March 13, 2020
